Patchwork quilt made of marble, Saint Mark’s Basilica, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, Europe

The façade of Saint Mark’s Basilica is like a patchwork quilt made of marble. In Venice, Italy, the Byzantine architecture of Saint Mark’s Basilica dates from 1063 AD. Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) is the prime walking center of Venice. The Piazzetta extends Piazza San Marco to the Venetian Lagoon waterfront. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy’s Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 900s BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 100+ small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Riches from Venice’s silk, grain, and spice trade in the 1200s to 1600s built elaborate architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles. Venice and the Venetian Lagoons are honored on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

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The façade of Saint Mark’s Basilica is like a patchwork quilt made of marble. In Venice, Italy, the Byzantine architecture of Saint Mark’s Basilica dates from 1063 AD. Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) is the prime walking center of Venice. The Piazzetta extends Piazza San Marco to the Venetian Lagoon waterfront. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy’s Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 900s BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 100+ small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Riches from Venice’s silk, grain, and spice trade in the 1200s to 1600s built elaborate architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles. Venice and the Venetian Lagoons are honored on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.